Join us this week for an in-depth discussion on Data Unlearning in Deep generative models in the context of cutting-edge generative models. We will explore recent breakthroughs and challenges, focusing on how these models handle unlearning tasks and where improvements can be made.
🌀 Abstract: Diffusion models have been shown to memorize and reproduce training data, raising legal and ethical concerns regarding data privacy and copyright compliance. While retraining these models from scratch to remove specific data is computationally costly, existing unlearning methods often rely on strong assumptions or exhibit instability. To address these limitations, we introduce a new family of loss functions called Subtracted Importance Sampled Scores (SISS). SISS leverages importance sampling to provide the first method for data unlearning in diffusion models with theoretical guarantees.
Join us this week for an in-depth discussion on Data Unlearning in Deep generative models in the context of cutting-edge generative models. We will explore recent breakthroughs and challenges, focusing on how these models handle unlearning tasks and where improvements can be made.
🌀 Abstract: Diffusion models have been shown to memorize and reproduce training data, raising legal and ethical concerns regarding data privacy and copyright compliance. While retraining these models from scratch to remove specific data is computationally costly, existing unlearning methods often rely on strong assumptions or exhibit instability. To address these limitations, we introduce a new family of loss functions called Subtracted Importance Sampled Scores (SISS). SISS leverages importance sampling to provide the first method for data unlearning in diffusion models with theoretical guarantees.
Telegram hopes to raise $1bn with a convertible bond private placement
The super secure UAE-based Telegram messenger service, developed by Russian-born software icon Pavel Durov, is looking to raise $1bn through a bond placement to a limited number of investors from Russia, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the Kommersant daily reported citing unnamed sources on February 18, 2021.The issue reportedly comprises exchange bonds that could be converted into equity in the messaging service that is currently 100% owned by Durov and his brother Nikolai.Kommersant reports that the price of the conversion would be at a 10% discount to a potential IPO should it happen within five years.The minimum bond placement is said to be set at $50mn, but could be lowered to $10mn. Five-year bonds could carry an annual coupon of 7-8%.
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